Optima National Wildlife Refuge

Optima National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of the United States
LocationTexas County, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest cityHardesty, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°38′43″N 101°12′31″W / 36.6454°N 101.2085°W / 36.6454; -101.2085
Area4,333 acres (17.54 km2)
Established1975
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOptima National Wildlife Refuge

Located in the middle of the Oklahoma panhandle, the 4,333-acre (17.54 km2) Optima National Wildlife Refuge is made up of grasslands and wooded bottomland on the Coldwater Creek arm of the Optima Lake project.

The 8,062-acre Optima Wildlife Management Area, an Oklahoma state-managed hunting area, sits adjacent on the Beaver River arm of the Optima Lake project.